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go amiss

VERB
deviate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
depart differ diverge vary veer
STRONG
aberrate avert bend contrast deflect digress divagate drift err part shy swerve turn wander
WEAK
angle off bear off bend the rules break pattern circumlocate depart from edge off get around go haywire go off on tangent go out of control go out of way leave beaten path not conform swim against stream take a turn turn aside
Antonyms
STRONGEST
agree stay
STRONG
straighten
WEAK
go straight keep
VERB
stray
Synonyms
STRONGEST
deviate drift err meander roam swerve
STRONG
gad gallivant ramble range rove straggle traipse turn
WEAK
be abandoned be lost go all over the map go astray lose one's way wander away wander off
Antonyms
STRONG
be direct
WEAK
go direct remain stay

Example Sentences

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Nevertheless, some help from mother nature would not go amiss.

From BBC • May 18, 2025

A bit of harmony, a collective pulling ourselves out of this fug, wouldn’t go amiss at the moment.

From Washington Post • Feb. 2, 2023

For McCarthy, whose 2019 Oscar nomination for “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” was exceedingly well-earned, a return to drama might not go amiss.

From New York Times • Apr. 9, 2021

Or, with vaccines that require special handling, something can go amiss.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 18, 2021

Bobby could not go amiss for fresh fruit; but he liked best of all the sweet little red "Delawares" that grew back of Auntie Kate's kitchen garden.

From The Adventures of Bobby Orde by Brehm, Worth